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(No Model.)

D. L. BYLER.

` TREE PROTECTOR. No. 334,743. Patented Jan. 26 1886.

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NiTnD STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DAVID LILLY BYLER, OF CLINTON, MISSOURI.

TREE-PROTECTO R.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 334,743, dated January26, 1886.

Application led April 4, 1885. Serial No. 161,246. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID L. BYLER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Clinton, in the county of Henry and State of Missouri, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Tree-Protectors; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in tree-protectors, the object ofwhich is to provide a cheap, simple, and durable device for protectingthe body of fruit, shade, orna mental, and other trees from sun-scald,ravages of rabbits and vermin-especially designed to vkeep out theinsect that lays the egg that produces the borer that works atthe rootand on the body of the trees; and at the same time this device admits aperfect circulation of air around the body of the tree. These objects Iattain by means of the device illustrated in the accompanying drawings,forming a part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a view in elevation of the entire device. Fig. 2 is asectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a View of a portion ofa box withthe cloth F removed to show the supports E D. Fig. 4 is a modificationof the bottom of the device.

Similar letters indicate correponding parts in the several figures.

A is a box or frame formed of slats, and secured t0 each other by meansof wire or other suitable bauds. This boxing may be made of any desiredsize and length. The slats a are preferably made of lath, and standupright, forming a circle around the body of the tree, the lower endpreferably extending a little below the surface of the ground. The endslats, where the box or frame is brought together, may be square, butare preferably rabbeted, as at a a, for lapping by each other, so as toforma tight joint.

B B are bands 0f wire or other suitable material, Whichare secured tothe slats by means of staples b, driven into or through the slats andover said bands. The end slats are then broughttogether, and the ends ofthe bands which extend beyond the slats are twisted together and securedby a staple or other suitable means.

Dare supports, made of any suitable material, preferably a short pieceof lath having a narrow strip of tin, E, tacked or otherwise secured toit. Said tin is also slipped down between the frame and upper band B,for supporting the lower endtof the pieces D, the upper end of saidpieces being beveled, as at d, to tit closely to the tree for making asupport for the canvas or cloth F. Said cloth is secured by any suitablemeans, preferably by driving the staples which hold the upper bandthrough it. The edges of said cloth are fastened together by means of awire, H. The upper edge of said cloth is preferably provided with adraw-string, G, for securing the same closely around the tree.

The device thus formed or any part of it may be dipped in hot coal taror other mate- I close together, the end slats being rabbeted,

yslats a, bands B B, and staples b, of supports D, having beveled piecesE, by which said supports are secured to the box, and canvas F, securedaround the box and provided with draw-string G, tosecure it to the tree,substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

DAVID LILLY BYLER.

Vitnesses:

E. W. SNYDER, A. G. AVERY.

